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How do we move the dial from non-value add to creating value, and how can FP&A Business Partners help in driving the Value Creation agenda? The Digital Middle East & Africa FP&A Circle met in June 2022 to explore this subject in detail.

This article describes the main insights of the meeting.

According to the 2021 FP&A Trends Survey, only 12.5% of organisations spend 40% of their time in value-adding activities. Ironically, the feedback I am getting from my stakeholders is that our Business Partners have never needed us more than they need us today. Clearly, as an FP&A community, we all need to be taking action to empower, execute and become laser-focused on moving up the dial from 12.5% to ensure we can support and guide our Business Partners and show up as our best version.

Why is so much time being spent on non-value add activities? How can we overcome this problem? What is the role of the modern FP&A Business Partner in Creating Value for the organisation? The Digital UK & Ireland FP&A Circle met on the 25th of May to explore how FP&A can “Create Value through better Business Partnering”.

According to the FP&A Trends Survey 2021, only 12.5% of organisations spend more than 40% of their time on high-value activities. How can we overcome this problem? What is the role of modern FP&A Business Partner?

When I am asked to explain why Cash is so important, I use the analogy of building your dream home. In order to build that dream home and give it the best chance of standing there for years, it needs solid foundations. Likewise, an organisation needs cash to survive and grow, it needs cash to survive day to day, and without it, an organisation has no foundations and eventually collapses.